Study

Publication
Author(s)	Gilbert, D.; Abdullah, J.
Title	A Study of the Impact of the Expectation of a Holiday on an Individual 's Sense of Wellbeing.
Source	Journal of Vacation Marketing, 2002, Vol. 8, 353 - 361
Investigation
Public	Tourists, UK, 2000
Survey name	Not available
Sample	Non-probability purposive-quota sample
	Purposive sample selected on gender, age and occupation
Respondents N =	604
Non Response	Not available
Assesment	Questionnaire: paper
General remarks	Findings yielded with Diener's Satisfaction With life scale (SWLS) are not reported in this excerpt, since this questionnaire does not quite fit the concept of happiness oused in this World Database of Happiness.
Happiness measure(s) used

Full text	Selfreport on 20 questions Over the past few week I have felt A optimistic B withdrawn C enthusiastic D good natured E discontented F confused G confident H tense I understood J insignificant K satisfied L lonely M free-and-easy N clear headed O helpless P impatient Q usefull R depressed S loving T hopeless Rated: 1 not at all to 9 all the time Computation: (A+C=D+G+I+K+M+N+Q+S) - (B+E+F+H+J+L+O+P+R+T) Name: Kamman's Affectometer 2, 20 item ABS version
Classification	A-BK-cm-mq-n-9-a
Author's label	lAffectometer 2
Page in publication	355
Remarks	Mean is the average of the holiday-taking group and non-holiday-taking group together
Finding used in nation ranks	Yes

Full text	Selfrreport on single question asked twice: How do you feel about your life as a whole? 1 tremendously unhappy 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 tremendoesly happy
Classification	O-HL-u-sqr-n-9-a
Author's label	life3
Page in publication	355
Remarks	Mean is the average of the holiday-taking group and non-holiday-taking group together
Finding used in nation ranks	Yes

Author's label		Our subject description
Holiday making	show	International life style
Holiday making	show	Traveling, also classified as above ↑